User Manual

SOUNDS AND PATCHES
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Special instances of cross-browsing
There are a few instances when replacing an existing device by browsing might lead to lost connections:
• When a device is replaced by another device type, audio connections may be lost.
An example is replacing an NN-XT (Record+Reason), which can use up to 16 outputs, with a Subtractor which
only has one output.
• When a device is replaced by another device type, CV connections on the back panel may be lost.
The only connections that are retained between device types are Sequencer Control CV/Gate in.
! If you encounter such situations and you want to restore the original connections, use the “Undo” function.
Browsing back to the original device patch will not restore lost connections.
Create Instrument/Create Effect
These functions allow you to browse for any kind of instrument or effect patches. This is essentially the same as
cross-browsing, except that you do not start with an existing device. The “Create Instrument/Effect” functions are
very useful if you’re looking for a specific type of sound or effect but don’t know, or don’t care, what devices are used.
For example, you might be looking for a “pad” sound or a “delay effect”. Once you’ve found what you’re looking for,
you can just click “OK” and the sound or effect will open in the required device(s).
1. Select “Create Instrument...” or “Create Effect...” from the Create menu.
The Patch Browser opens. Depending on your selection, only Instrument Patches or Effect Patches are shown.
2. When you select a patch, a corresponding device is created automatically.
If you select an instrument device patch, a corresponding sequencer track will also be automatically be created. If
an “empty” Mix Channel device isn’t available in the rack, a new one will be automatically created - with its channel
strip in the Main Mixer. The instrument device will be automatically connected to the Mix Channel device. Master
Keyboard input will be set to the new track so that you can audition the patch by playing your master keyboard.
3. When you have found the patch you want, click “OK” to confirm the creation of the new device and to close the
Browser.
About patch formats and sampler devices (Record+Reason)
As both the NN-XT and NN19 sampler devices can load patches in the NN19 (.smp) and REX (.rx2/.rcy/.rex) for-
mats, there must be certain rules regarding cross-browsing.
• The basic rule is that the Browser will load such patches into the original device type (the device you opened
the browser from), whenever possible.
Thus, when the patch format is NN19 (.smp) or REX (.rx2/.rcy/.rex) and you are browsing from an NN19 device,
the patch will be loaded into this device.
• If you are browsing from any other type of device, these patch types will be loaded into a NN-XT device.
• If you are using the “Create Instrument” function, an NN19 (.smp) patch will create a NN19 device and a REX
patch will create a Dr. Octo Rex device.